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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your child enjoys and relates to historical biography, and that's ideal, because history is full of people whose accomplishments did not come easily!

Did you know:

-Michael Jordan failed to make his high school varsity basketball team
-Albert Einstein's teacher described him as "mentally slow, unsociable, and adrift forever in his foolish dreams." 
-An MGM executive described Fred Astaire as, "Can't act. Can't sing. Slightly bald."
-Winston Churchill lost every election for public office until he became Prime Minister of England at the age of 62. 
-Walt Disney went bankrupt several times.

All of the above comes from a little book called "Fail Better" (it's on Amazon). It is for adults, I suppose, but certainly could be read by or to your 7 yr old.

Also, my daughter really liked a bio of Lincoln that highlighted how often he "failed" before succeding (he lost his first bid for office, but fortunately was not deterred by that for long). I can't recall the title, but I'll post again if I can find it.

Best wishes!

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NP here--this list is great![/quote]

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